Betty has solid skills in arithmetic:

As predicted, the MAGAs are now trying to blame a baby for being flash banged

The entire American system of intelligence collection, rapid deployment, and logistics relies on the order the US and its allies created after 1945. No amount of additional military spending could ever match what our existing investments already provide. It’s an act of national suicide.

New personal-safety tips just dropped:

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Avoid the AI "unmasking" bullshit. Bookmark the people who do serious work on visual data.

Make it viral.

If you are nationally observing on here what is happening in Minneapolis today, repost the below and donate.

I think there's a point where you are so angry that you run out of mental space for fear, and I think a lot of Minneapolis and St. Paul were there, today.

This is 100% true for whatever value of "the video". My guide to avoiding traumatizing media and how to do it more psychologically safely if you absolutely *must* watch it: synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/803314.html

Food for thought all through this thread. But Pres. Smith reigns supreme.

I appreciate people who can cut through the details to the Big Picture:

SJUPP!

Some people seem to be looking at this situation backwards:

Learn from the divas of your heritage, folks:

Hey, @profanity.accountant, how am I doing with that New Year's resolution?

"Use a pic from your gallery to describe your mental status..." My favorite thing about this image from 25 Nov 2025 is that THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS 4-BUS SITUATION HAD OCCURRED.

SUBSTACK SCAM WARNING: Before you pony up $10 to read last night's Part II by LIZZA about NUZZI and whoever - Be aware that trying to CANCEL a paid subscription to Substack could turn into your new hobby: www.reddit.com/r/Substack/c...

"How can a person truly believe that 15-year-olds can sell sex to middle-aged men, but can’t affirm their own gender?"

"MUTE 'Nuzzi'" has failed me. (But these *are* the most poetic pair of posts I've stumbled upon thus far.) Involuntary fannish osmosis says the book was written on her phone? CANNOT DISCONFIRM.

True for a while! Younger boomers can tell you what warm feelings we had for Garrison Keillor. How nice to listen to the radio on Saturdays, his voice rolling out from Lake Woebegon. But when his sexual harassment came out, that was *if* - and his behavior felt *worse* because he'd been a favorite.

HARRUMPH!

Public Service Announcement:

FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE

This is getting serious, kids: www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farring...

NYT is sucking harder and harder, y'all.

Today a wave of destruction wiped out the smart, brave journalism at TeenVogue. Follow these folks, y'all. They're the real deal.

Concerning:

From our talented friends in PDX (with applause from David Jenkins, too):

Hey, kids! Grandmother Catfish says: "Don't bite that bait!"

Thank goodness!

TUNE IN, Y'all! Medicaid is a lot more important to you and your community than you have heard about

everything about this is iconic, from the hair to the shoulder pads to the reveal that she addresses herself as “bitch” to the absolute murder in her eyes in that first shot. that is a woman who homophobes would cross the street to avoid for fear of their life. absolute ally goals

HEY, Y'ALL -- READ THIS. Read it slowly. Read it out loud. Listen to your own voice. Clip and save. (The source and more is in the thread.)

NEW LEVEL UNLOCKED:

A lot of y'all haven't heard about this wrinkle... ...which may kick almost 8 million older people off MediCARE as a result of cuts to MedicAID. (That's separate from how MedicAID pays for a big number of people in "nursing homes" - see my next skeet.) Check it out:

CORRECTION:

Housecleaning tip:

Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus

Me, too, when I think about it. Way more.

Thanks, Mr Oswalt, from all of us who celebrate. OTOH, Fredric Douglass would like a word about that *MOST* ironic: constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...

INBOX: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging lawmakers to change the GOP-led “Big, Beautiful Bill” budget proposal, citing Pope Leo to argue that the bill “takes from the poor to give to the wealthy.” It’s the strongest language USCCB has used yet

no more bullshit AI in schools for kids of roman catholic parents, right? the pope says we can't

Been following the antics of the SBC for a lot of years, so, unsurprised. Still, SMDH.

Evan makes a very large Point, y'all:

First. Person. Testimony:

Kids, THIS is the Way. Local sports, weather events, send us your cute pet pictures, here's how you're being outrageously screwed.

PUZZLING:

This. There are legitimate and genuine uses for machine learning. The plagiarism and cult making machine are not included in legitimate or genuine.

Go where you may in life, the Alumni Association will find you. (Love that Dan and Ernie ran into each other in Tampa, of all places! What a world!)